William lewis



(No Model.)

W. LEWIS.

MANGLE. No. 247,202. Patented Sept. 20,1881.

WITNESSES I 'NVENTOR I W. a. 1 w ymamwfm.

' ALI'TQRNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM LEWIS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO ANDREWJ. UTZ AND WILLIAM M. WARFIELD, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

MANGLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,202, datedSeptember 20 1881.

Application filed May 17, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom "it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LEWIS, of Baltimore city, State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mangles; and Ihereby declare the same to be fully, clearly, and exactly described asfollows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in.which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, and Fig. 2 is a sectionalview of a part of the same.

My invention relates to mangles, and has for its object to provide adevice of that class so constructed as to be attachable to or form apart of the ordinary kitchen-table, lying snugly under the same when notin use, and possessing certain features of construction wherebyincreased facility is aflorded for introducing and removing the clothes,and they are, in man gling, subjected to a rolling pressure, pure andsimple, the possibility of any lateral motion of one of thepressure-surfaces with reference to the other being obviated.

In the drawings, A is an ordinary table, having hinged end leaves, a,supported by bars bin the usual way. Inside the legs are securedtransverse bars B B, having strips of rubber c c secured near theiredges. These bars and strips constitute the railway on which thecarriage 0 runs.

D is ahandle, having its ends stepped in sockets d, secured to the frontof the carriage 0, whereby it may be removed when not in use.

E is the roller, which rests on the carriage 0, being pressed downthereon by the platform 1*. This latter is provided at its corners withlugs g, which slide in guides G, that are secured on the inside of thetable-legs, and is normally pressed down on the roller by means ofsprings f f at either side.

J is a shaft, mounted in lugs that are secured to the side ledges of thetable, and to it are keyed arms 2', which are pivoted to bars 2. Theselatter are pivoted to lugs I, which are bolted to the upper side of theplatform F. A lever, j, is keyed on one end of the shaft J. It will beunderstood that as the leverj is depressed the arms 2" are lifted,raising the table F against the resistance of the springs f and freeingthe roller E.

In order to retain the platform in its raised position, I secure on theshaft J a disk, L, having ratchet-teeth, with which a gravitypawl, l,engages. A cord or wire, m, having 5 a ring, a, on its end, passesthrough the tableleg near the lever, as shown. As the disk is turned thepawl engages with its teeth and holds the shaft. On retracting the ringor handle a the pawl is tilted out of engagement with the disk, and therotation of the shaft is permitted, allowing the platform to descend.

The clothes are placed on the carriage O, which is moved to and fro bymeans of the handle D, causing the roller E to turn and mangle theclothes. It is not essential that the roller be at right angles to theline of motion of the carriage. If inclined thereto, it simply rolls,without any lateral pull, and there is no tendency to tear or wrench theclothes.

The rubber rails c subserve an important end in that they enable the carto yield independently, and they make the machine almost noiseless inoperation.

The pressure of the platform may be easily 7 increased by placingweights-such as flatirons-thereon, or the tension of the springs may beregulated by set-screws or in any convenient way.

When the device is out of use the handleD 8c is removed and placed onthe carriage, which is run back on the railway, so as to be out of theway, when the table may be used as an ordinary kitchen-table, forironing or other purposes.

What I claim is- 1. In combination with the legs having guides G, therailway and carriage, and the platform F, having springs f, mechanismfor lifting the platform, and the roller E, as set go forth.

2. In combination with the platform and mechanism for lifting thesame,the loose roller E, carriage O, and the railway 13,011 which thecarriage rolls, as set forth. 9 5

3. In combination with the railway having rubber or elastic rails c, thecarriage O, roller E, platform F, springs f, and mechanism for raisingand sustaining the platform, as set forth.

4. In combination with the railway, carriage, roller, and platform, thetransverse shaft J, arms 2' t", ratchet-disk L, and pawl l, as setforth.

WILLIAM LEWIS. Witnesses:

It. D. WILLIAMs,

J. O. GITTINGER.

